Propably this is my last post in this threads, I don't like to waste my time to discuss with some toxic person.
Answering ironic on ironic - no, dude, I finished my studies a while ago and HOI4 was no part of the education.
Really historical, isn't it? No it isn't historical at all. So Japan should not need any similar trick to have decent templates. Not to talk about industrial (in)capacity...
Kuro_Maikeru told You about one of the basic tactics in this game. It not a shame to confer, that You didn't know about this possibility. For example, I discovered after 100 hours, that I can change my ideology in the game.
Propably, this is not historical, but when I check it lately, nothing makes me play fully historically. If You feel ready, You can fight against Allies as Germany in 1937. If You don't feel ready, You can delay fight against China as Japan, this is Your decision. You know, how this movie ends and, yeah, this is just a game.
Experience points issue is at the start, when you should start the war against China.
You have a few possibilities to bank EX:
- attache to Spain,
- lend lease;
- advisors;
- training;
- national focus.
With these You can do a lot od things with Your basic templates.
still without any valid explanation to why somebody should start the war against China with 50% penalty
People told You. Historically, everyone wanted this war (China, Manchukuo, Japan), but probably Japanese were the only one, who wanted it later. For game balance - if not these debuffs, japanese AI could eat China in 1938, what hapened in previous versions of this game.
why China has air superiority in the north with Soviet support,
Maybe You put to much planes in one airport, maybe You don't use all of Your planes - try to micromanage Your planes.
why China divisions can stop you everywhere at the start and appear from nothing
China start with huge numbers of divisions - something like 60? There are little and cheap, so they can produce it a lot. You can overcome quantity with quality, but You need know something about combat width.
I have decided to attempt a risky plan, encircle the 18 divisions in the Shandong Peninsula
And this is quite nice job (without ironic) - You can eat more divisions by making more circle, good work.
Propably Japan is not a good country for the start. Fascist Brasil is very good for beginner, but remember about supply - I don't want to read some grumble on attrition, because You put all Your divisions on zero - level infrastructure in Amazonka.